Ho Chi Minh vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$1674
🏠 One person rent
$376
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
66
23
😀 Quality of life
65
16
🏙️ Population
9.39M
264K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 10% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6739th and 7061st ($735 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Benin, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 4253rd and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Porto-Novo

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Ho Chi Minh Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$5849

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$508
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$514
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$721
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$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
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$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
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$836
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$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
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$755
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$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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$709
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$1113
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$590
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$1030
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$755
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$613
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$776
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$647
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$677
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$632
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$354
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$779
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$575
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$695
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$649
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$634
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$553
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$560
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$535
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$588
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$651
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$729
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$558
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$651
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$881
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$658
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$972
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$433
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$551
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$805
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$1611
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$507
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$577
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$679
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$462
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$621
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$883
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$743
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$1502